On 9/17/18, FredW <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:45:24 -0700, Ron Lesan <[email protected]> > wrote: >>On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 7:30 AM GerardJan <[email protected]> >>wrote: >>> FredW wrote: >>> > On Sun, 16 Sep 2018 15:18:44 -0700, DoctorBill <[email protected]> >>> > wrote: > >>Thanks for the warning - - - I've downloaded it but haven't scanned my >>computer yet. Now will try to delete it before it causes harm. > > > Why did you download it (whatever IT may be) in the first place when you > now want to delete IT. > What harm could IT do, when you have only downloaded it?
I wouldn't want to leave malware sitting around on my computer; as long as it's on the disk there's the possibility it'll be run.. > Me thinks you have no idea what you are talking about Sounds like a good policy to me. Download whatever, wait a week or three, submit to virustotal _and only if clean_ then install & run whatever. > and believing a clearly fake story. That the OPs' friend downloaded ransomware from Avira is doubtful.. that they downloaded something that claimed to be from Avira seems plausible enough. Regards, Lee _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
